William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Class Resources
A Brief History of the English Language
Words Shakespeare Invented (20 examples)
Words and Phrases Coined by Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice - Characters, Scene Information, and Language help using a 2014 production (Playing Shakespeare)
Merchant of Venice - full online text (OpenSourceShakespeare.org)
Words Shakespeare Invented (20 examples)
Words and Phrases Coined by Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice - Characters, Scene Information, and Language help using a 2014 production (Playing Shakespeare)
Merchant of Venice - full online text (OpenSourceShakespeare.org)
merchant_-_historical_context_reading.pdf | |
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shakespeares_language_-_worksheet.pdf | |
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everything_old_is_new_again_-_shakespeare_expression_translations.pdf | |
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ordering_shakespeare_around_-_word_order.pdf | |
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merchant_of_venice_1.1_activity.docx | |
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merchant_act_1_questions.pdf | |
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merchantveniceplotworksheet.rtf | |
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characterworksheetupdated.docx | |
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the_merchant_of_venice_and_jew_of_malta_stereotypes.ppt | |
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Research & Speech Resources
research_organizer.docx | |
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note-taking.doc | |
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notetakingtemplate.pdf | |
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research_checklist_&_mla_guide.pdf | |
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speech_writing_-_structure.docx | |
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speech_structure_-_sample_outline.docx | |
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gender_discrimination_india_-_sample_speech.pdf | |
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Effective Persuasion Presentation - slides with tips
Features of Speech Writing & Vivid Feckin' Imagery (leavingcertenglish.net)
Rhetorical Devices with audio/video examples! (Americanrhetoric.com)
Speak Like a Pro - more rhetorical devices to persuade and engage audiences
Features of Speech Writing & Vivid Feckin' Imagery (leavingcertenglish.net)
Rhetorical Devices with audio/video examples! (Americanrhetoric.com)
Speak Like a Pro - more rhetorical devices to persuade and engage audiences
Video: Art of Rhetoric: Ten Principles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAert4eHBRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAert4eHBRM
ASSESSEMENT TASKS
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Character Activities/Tasks
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Formative Assessment Task
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Summative Assessment Task - Speech
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Related Articles & Websites
For Better Understanding of the play:
Four Hundred Years Later, Scholars Still Debate Whether Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” Is Anti-Semitic (Smithsonian.com)
Shylock, My Students, and Me - changing views on the play and its "villain" over time
Portia and Shylock, the Outsiders of Venice
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For Formative Task:
The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice (Open Library)
How were the Jews regarded in 16th-century England? (British Library)
Life for Women in the 16th Century
Women of 16th Century Venice (USC)
Shakespearean English help
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For Speech Task:
Reading Improves Empathy - Article about a research finding (Scientific American)
The Power of Empathy Video (RSA)
11 Facts About Religious Discrimination (dosomething.org)
A Brief History of Anti-Semitic Violence in America (theatlantic.com)
Antisemitism on rise across Europe 'in worst times since the Nazis' (guardian.co.uk)
Islamophobia.org
What Happened in Ferguson? - racial discrimination today (nytimes.com)
Separate and Unequal - Segregation in the US today (aljazeera.com)
The shooting of Michael Brown - Jon Stewart's take
White Privilege - an eye-opening list
Racial discrimination in housing article (nytimes.com)
Hate Crimes and Violence Against LGBT People (report from the Human Rights Campaign)
New UN report on widespread discrimination against LGBT people
Anti-Gay Violence - recent events (huffingtonpost.com)
Racism in Aboriginal Australia
Racism against Aboriginals in Canada
Discrimination against Women
Daily examples of discrimination against women (everydaysexism.com)
Discrimination against people with disabilities
Increase in Harrassment and Intimidation (of various groups) following recent US Election (splcenter.org)
Four Hundred Years Later, Scholars Still Debate Whether Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” Is Anti-Semitic (Smithsonian.com)
Shylock, My Students, and Me - changing views on the play and its "villain" over time
Portia and Shylock, the Outsiders of Venice
________________________________________________________________________________________
For Formative Task:
The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice (Open Library)
How were the Jews regarded in 16th-century England? (British Library)
Life for Women in the 16th Century
Women of 16th Century Venice (USC)
Shakespearean English help
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For Speech Task:
Reading Improves Empathy - Article about a research finding (Scientific American)
The Power of Empathy Video (RSA)
11 Facts About Religious Discrimination (dosomething.org)
A Brief History of Anti-Semitic Violence in America (theatlantic.com)
Antisemitism on rise across Europe 'in worst times since the Nazis' (guardian.co.uk)
Islamophobia.org
What Happened in Ferguson? - racial discrimination today (nytimes.com)
Separate and Unequal - Segregation in the US today (aljazeera.com)
The shooting of Michael Brown - Jon Stewart's take
White Privilege - an eye-opening list
Racial discrimination in housing article (nytimes.com)
Hate Crimes and Violence Against LGBT People (report from the Human Rights Campaign)
New UN report on widespread discrimination against LGBT people
Anti-Gay Violence - recent events (huffingtonpost.com)
Racism in Aboriginal Australia
Racism against Aboriginals in Canada
Discrimination against Women
Daily examples of discrimination against women (everydaysexism.com)
Discrimination against people with disabilities
Increase in Harrassment and Intimidation (of various groups) following recent US Election (splcenter.org)